Tell Me Who I Am (on Netflix) belongs to the category of documentaries that are better enjoyed the less you know ahead of time. Netflix is a great...

The attention-grabbing pitch for Jojo Rabbit — a little German boy near the end of World War II has an imaginary friend, and it’s Hitler — is...

In the Shadow of the Moon (on Netflix) is a reasonably OK science-fiction police procedural that begins with a flash-forward to 2024, where...

You're familiar with the type of movie where a best-of-the-best secret agent is betrayed by his own government and must go on the run. Gemini Man is...

The animated reboot of The Addams Family, set in the present day, has everyone's favorite spooky Goth family (or second-favorite if you were more of...

It’s a tale as old as time: Married astronaut begins torrid affair with recently divorced co-worker; co-worker breaks off relationship, gets new...

Being the origin story of the title villain, Joker is technically a Batman prequel and technically a comic book movie, but director and co-writer...

Film is a strange medium. It requires creating images and moments that must have the semblance of reality but which are totally fictional. At least,...

Crime films deal with criminals in a variety of ways, but there is a temptation (often indulged) to treat the criminal as an “other,” as “the...

Thorns and nails pressing into raw flesh, limbs twisting and contorting beyond the limits of nature, flames not-so-gently lapping at bare skin —...

I suppose there are multiple ways to go about having a good old-fashioned masculine midlife crisis — it just depends on your level of commitment....

A fully loaded SUV, parked on a Buenos Aires street, is the setting for 4x4, a Saw-inspired take on income inequality from Argentine director Mariano...

Set in Alabama and focused on two idiots who panic after making a mistake, The Death of Dick Long laughs at its characters' follies but ultimately...

I never had a TV set in my room when I was growing up, so I’d have to sneak past my parents’ bedroom door, creep down the thickly carpeted...

Hollywood biopics generally focus on the biggest and most renowned figures in the realms of entertainment. Everyone knows and loves Ray Charles,...